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When Branwell was fourteen or fifteen, he did a lot of oil paintings. He painted people in the village, and it was easy to recognize the faces in the pictures. Later, he did a fine painting of his three sisters. I was very proud of him. We all decided he would become a famous artist.
Charlotte went to school again when she was fifteen. It was a much better school—Miss Wooler's school at Roe Head. I don't think Charlotte liked the school, but she wanted to be a governess, so she worked hard. I taught Branwell at home, and Aunt Branwell taught Emily and Anne. The girls and Branwell were learning to play the piano, and Branwell played the music in church.
Emily and Anne had dogs, and they used to take them for walks on the moors. Anne's dog was called Flossy, and Emily had a big strong one called Keeper. Keeper went everywhere with her. I think Emily loved that dog more than any person. Emily was sometimes a difficult child. She was very shy, and did not often speak to anyone outside the family. When she was older, I sent her to school with Charlotte, but she hated it, so I brought her home and sent Anne instead.
Branwell was not shy. He could talk to anyone for hours. Everyone in Haworth liked him. I remember the day in 1835 when Branwell went to London. He was eighteen years old, and he was going to the Royal Academy in London to learn to be an artist. He walked down the hill in Haworth with a bag of his best paintings on his back, and everyone in the village came out to see him go. That was a great day for me. Something terrible happened in London, but I didn't know what it was. Branwell came back two weeks later, his face white, his clothes dirty. I didn't know what happened in London. He refused to tell me. He just sat upstairs, alone in his room for hours.
Later, I paid for a room in Bradford for him to work in. He could paint pictures of famous people there, I thought. It was easy work for him. But he couldn't do it. He spent all my money and came home again after a while.
This was a sad time for me. My eyes were very bad, and I had to pay a young curate to help me with my work for the church. My old servant, Tabby, broke her leg and was very ill. And then one day I got a letter from Miss Wooler's school. My curate read it to me.
"Dear Mr. Bronte," the letter said, "I am afraid that your daughter Anne is very ill, and ..."
I don't think I ever moved so fast in all my life. Six hours later, I was at Roe Head. The next day Anne and Charlotte were at home. Anne was still alive. Thank God! A month later she was well again.
All my children were safe at home.
I was happy to have them here. They were so clever and kind, and they loved each other so much. But I was an old man with bad eyes, and Aunt Branwell and I had very little money. My children had to find work somewhere, in order to live.
But what sort of work could they do?
()1. What is the CORRECT order of Branwell's experiences?
a. He went to the Royal Academy to learn to be an artist.
b. Something terrible happened to him in London.
c. He painted lots of oil paintings of people in the village.
d. He spent all the money in Bradford and came home.
A. c-b-a-d B. a-b-d-c C. a-c-b-d D. c-a-b-d
()2. The underlined word "curate" in Paragraph 6 probably means "".
A. a person who teaches others
B. a person who cares for the sick
C. a person who manages a church
D. a person who works in another person's home
()3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Charlotte worked hard because she liked the school very much.
B. Emily was a shy girl and never spoke to anyone outside the family.
C. Branwell was an outgoing boy and everyone in Haworth liked him.
D. Anne came back home from school because Mr. Bronte's eyes were very bad.
()4. Which can be the best title for the passage?
A. Growing up B. Branwell's paintings
C. Mr. Bronte and his servant D. A letter from Miss Wooler's school

本文主要讲述了Mr. Bronte一家的生活和成长经历。
1 D 信息排序题。根据第一段中的“He painted people in the village ...”、第四段中的“He was eighteen years old, and he was going to the Royal Academy in London to learn to be an artist ... Something terrible happened in London ...”和第五段中的“He spent all my money and came home again after a while.”可知，正确的顺序应为：c-a-b-d。
2 C 词义猜测题。根据第六段中的“My eyes were very bad, and I had to pay a young curate to help me with my work for the church.”并联系后句可猜测出curate意为“助理牧师”，即管理教堂的人。
3 C 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Branwell was not shy. He could talk to anyone for hours. Everyone in Haworth liked him.”可知，C选项表述正确。
4 A 标题概括题。根据第十段中的“My children had to find work somewhere, in order to live.”可知，这篇短文主要讲述了Mr. Bronte一家的生活和成长经历。故最佳标题应为Growing up。